A HAND BOOK ■OF THE= A. M. E. Church COMPILED AND EDITED BY REVERDY C. RANSOM JOHN R. HAWKINS Published by the A. M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION Nashville, Tennessee 19 16 A HAND BOOK OF THE A. M. E. Church COMPILED AND EDITED BY REVERDY C. RANSOM Published by the A. M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION Nashville, Tennessee 19 16 WHAT HAS AFRICAN METHODISM TO SAY FOR ITSELF? (By J. T. Jenifer, D. D., Historian of the A. M. E. Church.) African Methodism did not spring from a spirit of ignorant obstinacy, neither was it a child of fanaticism and self-conceit, as has been sometimes charged. It arose as a protest against repression and ostracism at the altars of God. It entered its protest in 1787 with a purpose to erect its own altars and to encourage free religious thought and action. It sprang from a sense of duty, prompted by piety and pity. Its under¬ lying motive was to save souls; to enlighten, evangelize and to lift up man¬ kind. The founders saw their race ostracised, segregated, enslaved and crushed. They inscribed as an insignia upon their denominational banner "God Our Father, Man Our Brother, Christ Our Redeemer." The chief advice sent abroad by the founders of African Methodism to their race variety and neglected brethren, whom they saw enslaved, ostra¬ cised and crushed, was, to be good; to cherish self-reliance; self help and with friendly aid, to cultivate the spirit of manly independence, with the exercise of free religious thought and executive efficiency. Through these virtues they were to win. In 1816, sixteen pious and earnest men, loyal to God and religious liberty, met at Philadelphia in April, and organized the African Methodist Episco¬ pal Church. They were Daniel Coker, Richard Williams, Henry Harding, Edward Williamson, Stephen Hall, Nicholson Gilliard, from Maryland; Richard Allen, Clayton Durham, Jacob Tapisco, James Chapman and Thomas Webster, from Philadelphia; Peter Spencer, from Delaware; Jacob Marsh, William Anderson, Edward Jackson, of Pennsylvania, and Pete Cuff, of New Jersey, making sixteen. These men organized the first conventional General Conference, which has become the mother of seventy-nine annual conferences. To preside over and superintend the work of the Church, when assembled in General Conference, they have elected and consecrated thirty-nine bishops. Thus, it is seen, that the work has spread and is recognized among the other religious world powers, as co-partners in the world's evangelization. Who Was Richard Allen, And What Did He Do? In 1760, there lived in Philadelphia, Pa., on Fourth Street, near Spruce, in a house of one Benjamin Chew, a man and wife, both held as slaves. On the 14th day of February, these two had born unto them a son, whom they called Richard. The parents of Richard, with three other slaves, were sold into Delaware, to one Mr. Stokely. (3) 4 A. M. E. CHURCH In 1777, Richard embraced religion and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, at seventeen years of age. At that time the Methodist Church was as unpopular as its colored member. In 1782, Richard was licensed to preach, being twenty-two years old. Such was his thirst for liberty, he purchased his freedom and returned to Philadelphia in 1786, and joined St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church, where he was permitted to preach to the colored people at the 5 o'clock meetings. Richard Allen was the first colored man licensed to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church in this country. He was traveling com¬ panion of Bishop Asbury, and tradition says that he was present at the organization of the historic Christmas Conference held in Lovely Lane, Baltimore, Md., 1784. Through Richard's influence, the colored members of St. George's Church greatly increased; so much that their white brethren were greatly annoyed and began to feel that their colored brethren were in their way. Tradition says that the first evidence of this was that "the officers passed a rule com¬ pelling their colored members to sit but one in a pew, and that next to the wall." This plan did not work well, for the building soon became lined with colored members. They then said that they should go into the gallery. This order was compiled with, then they went up next to the pulpit .and, when things waxed warm, as was often the case with Methodists in those days, the colored brethren became a little noisy. They were then ordered to the rear gallery, where many of them refused to remain. In 1787, the colored people of Philadelphia, connected with St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church, met to consider the unkind treatment received at the hands of their white brethren. Caste in the church was so intense, and prejudice at the altar of God so arrogant, that while at prayers, the colored brethren were pulled off their knees and ordered to the back part of the house. Richard Allen said, "If you will wait until prayers are over, I will bother you no more." For this, and other unkind treatment, they resolved to withdraw from their white brethren. A committee, consisting of Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, William Gray and William Wilcher, were appointed to select and purchase a lot with a view of building a house where they might worship God with the freedom which their conscience dictated. Richard Allen bargained for a lot on the corner of Sixth and Lombard Streets. But, a majority of his committee having selected a lot on Locust Street, those who came out of St. George's Church decided to erect a house upon it. Richard Allen assisted them, and when they began to build, after prayer, he took out the first shovel of dirt from the foundation. At the meeting of the little society, to choose what religious society they should connect themselves with, all but Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, decided in favor of the Church of England—the Episcopal. HAND BOOK 5 The house was finished and dedicated, and Richard Allen was invited to become the pastor, but he refused, saying: "I am a Methodist, I think that the doctrines and simple forms of spiritual worship of the Methodist suit the colored people best." Having himself bargained for the lot on the corner of Sixth and Lombard Streets and paid for it, Richard Allen purchased Simms' old blacksmith shop, hauled it on the lot, and fixed it up as a house of worship. Those of the Methodist faith soon gathered about him, and the "Allen- ites" as they are called, increased in numbers daily. Then began a tedious series of expensive lawsuits, and perplexing opposition from their white brethren, who tried to get their property. Finally, a victory was gained in the courts, a charter obtained from the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, a new house of worship was erected, which in 1739 was opened, dedicated by Bishop Asbury, and called "Bethel." This was the origin of African Methodism. Twenty-nine years after, in 1816, a convention of colored Methodists from several States, who were having similar grievances, assembled at Philadelphia, in April, organized the first General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which gave the African Methodist Episcopal Church its connectional form, and Richard Allen was elected and ordained bishop, being the first Negro bishop in America. African M. E. Church Came Out 1787; Founded, 1816. Members in the United States 620,000 Missionary Field 25,000 Bishops Ordained - 41 Active Bishops 15 Pastors. — 6,554 Local Preachers - - 6,437 Number of Churches - 6,000 Number of Parsonages 2,748 Sunday School Members— - 231, 828 Teachers and Officers - 5,851 Books in Library 150,000 Church Schools in United States 16 Church Schools in West Indies 2 Church Schools in Wt-st Africa 3 Church Schools in South Africa L 3 Students in Missionary Schools 4,725 Annual Conferences 79 General Officers Publishing Houses. 2 Newspapers - 6 6 A. M. E. CHURCH The A. M. E. Church raises, per annum, for trustees and stewa^ partments, $2,472,298.42; raises, annually, for missions, home ana g , $75,000; for education, $1,000,000. According to the United States Gens , 1915, has church property valued at $11,303,882. The church is operating in the United States, Canada, West Indies, South and West Africa, Hayti and San Domingo, and South America. THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH ITS ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT. (By John R. Hawkins, Financial Secretary.) One'of the most interesting features of M. E. Church as an organization is that which pertains to the provision made for the support of its ministry, care of widows and orphans and the development of its various general departments. The fathers who laid the foundation of our church were not insensible to the needs of a great organization and showed wonderful foresight in their plans for development and growth. First, they provided for the temporal affairs by selecting qualified persons to look after collecting money for the support of the preacher, the poor and the sick; and required that they should keep and give an accurate account of the same. Second, they encouraged the missionary spirit by providing for quarterly and annual collections to be taken in each charge and carried to the Annual Conference as a "general fund to be applied towards extending the work of the church." The first tangible evidence of the virtue of such provision was the or¬ ganization of Annual Conference Missionary Societies, the establishing of the Book Concern at Philadelphia and the appointment of a General Book Steward with authority to publish a monthly magazine. The General Conference of 1832 made provision for the support and expenses of the general superintendents, or bishops, and also provided for the traveling expenses of the assistant general superintendents, or presiding elders. The General Conference of 1840 increased this provision for the bishops so as to enable them to employ all their time in traveling throughout the connection. In 1844 a plan was adopted under which each preacher having a charge was required to raise "two cents a month from each member for the purpose of raising a general fund, half of which was to be applied to the relief of the distressed itinerant, superannuated and supernumerary preachers and bishops' salaries. The other half to be used to create a fund or capital for carrying on the Book Concern." This two-cent assessment continued in vogue until 1868, with some slight (7) 8 A. M. E. CHURCH modifications as to the manner and ratio of disbursements for the various inteiests of the church. „ The General Conference of 1868, which met in Washington, D. C., pro¬ vided that each preacher should collect "One Dollar from or for eac er annually, and that 25 cents of this One Dollar be sent to the Genera oo Steward at Philadelphia, 25 cents to Wilberforce University and that 50 cents be carried to the Annual Conference and turned ove^ to the Financial Committee." This was the beginning of what was known as our Dollar Money syst m. In 1872 the Financial Department was organized as such by the General Conference which met at Nashville, Tenn., and the Rev. J. H. W. Burley was elected as Financial Secretary. The "Dollar Money" provided for under the law of 1868 was made a "general fund," under the control of a General Financial Board. The Dollar Money Law as approved then has been subject to some slight changes, principally as it relates to the manner and ration of distribution. The following tabid shows the total amount of Dollar Money repoited under the different Secretaries in charge of the Department: 1872-1876, 4 years, Rev. J. H. W. Burley, financial secretary _.$95 ,554.11 1876-1880, 4 years, Rev. J. C. Embry, financial secretaiy 99 ,925.68 1880-1888, 8 years, Rev. B. W. Arnett, financial secretary 368 ,895.86 1888-1892, 4 years, Rev. J. A. Handy, financial secietary 313 ,341.44 1892-1896, 4 years, Rev. J. H. Armstrong, financial secretaiy ..351,942.09 1896-1900, 4 years, Rev. M. M. Moore, financial secretary 406,074.26 1900-1902, 2 years, Rev. P. A. Hubbard, financial secretary 229,417.38 1902-1908, 6 years, Rev. E. W. Lampton, financial secretary 970,071.10 1902-1908, 6 years, Rev. E. W. Lampton, financial secretary 970,071.10 1908-1912, 4 years, Rev. John Hurst, financial secretary 790,088.50 1912-1915, 3 years, Prof. J. R. Hawkins—Already reported for 3 years 634 ,707.03 Approximate for 1915-1916 210 ,000.00 Total for present quadrennium 844.707.03 Making a grand total of Dollar Money raised since the adoption of this plan in 1872, a period of forty-four years, $4,470,017.45. When it is under¬ stood that this is for but one department of the church it must be admitted that it is a wonderful showing. A Few Facts About Our Dollar Money and How It Is ApproDriated The Service of a Dollar. The study of our Dollar Money system shows that there is possiblv no dollar handled that is divided into as many part? and appropriated t in as many different ways as the single dollar paid bv our indiv.Vi,, .i ° SfrV6 as Dollar Money. * individual members The division of each dollar the Church gets at Dollar Money is as f ]i Eight cents to the Church Extension Department, 8 cents to the HAND BOOK 9 sionary Department, 8 cents to the Educational Department, 36 cents for each of the Annual Conference Appropriations, 40 cents for the Financial Department. The 8 per cent, to the Church Extension Department is subdivided into several parts so as to make loans and appropriations to help needy churches and to extend the church work in each and all of the districts throughout the world. The 8 per cent, to the Missionary Department is subdivided and dis¬ tributed so as to help open new mission fields, carry on our mission work and maintain our several missionaries throughout the Connection with the special direction that one-half of this fund is to be applied to the work in foreign mission fields and the other one-half to home miss ion work. The 8 per cent, to the Department of Education is subdivided and dis¬ tributed so as to maintain our twenty-four church schools, employing 210 teachers, with an enrollment of over 5000 pupils. The 36 per cent, to each Annual Conference is appropriated at and by each Conference in meeting the expenses of said Conference and providing an allowance for superannuated ministers, widows and orphans of deceased ministers, for ministers serving mission points, and granting contributions for various charitable objects. The 40 per cent, to the Financial Department is subdivided into 120 different parts and applied so as to .cover the salary of bishops, general officers, allowance for widows and orphans of deceased bishops, the general expenses of all meetings of the Bishops in Council, expenses of all special committees representing the Connection in any and all capacities, special appropriation to our schools and colleges, and for all emergency claims of a general nature not otherwise provided for. Each bishop gets a stipulated annual allowance, to make which takes about 1 cent out of each dollar of Dollar Money collected. The salary allowance for each general officer is less than five-eighths of 1 cent of each dollar, while the allowance for each bishop's widow is but one-eighth of 1 cent out of each dollar. > The latest reports show that, calculating on a basis of 640,000 members, as accredited to us by the Secretary of the Federal Council of Churches in America, we collected last year about 33 cents from or for each member. In other words, we have not yet collected a full dollar from or for but one- third of our membership. If we will increase this proportion and collect from a greater number, we will so increase our revenue as to enable us to meet all of our obligations for current expenses, extend our church work in new fields, do far more for cause of missions, free all of our schools of debt, equip them for better work, provide a regular monthly pension or stipend for all superannuated ministers, widows and orphans. What follows is taken from the Quadrennial Report of the Financial Secretary to the 25th session of the A. M. E. General Conference, Phila¬ delphia, Pa., U. S. A., May 3rd, 1916 [Editor. SCHEDULE A, EXHIBIT 2—Recapitulation of Dollar Money by Districts for the Quadrennium* District and Bishop 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Totals Increase *irst—Bishop Tyree_ _ .$ 14,502.78 $ 15,141.34 $ 15,721.37 ! $ 16,128.30 $ 61,493.79 $ 8,178.99 Second—-Bishop Coppin . 17,263.92 17 ,681.83 17,971.55 18,132.85 71,050.15 9,426.82 Third—Bishop Shaffer . 6,899.77 8,088.27 8,438.80 8,492.87 31,919.71 7,047.95 Fourth—Bishop Lee . 13,184.29 13 ,910.17 13 ,825.14 14 ,532.49 55 ,452.09 3,140.94 Fifth—Bishop Parks . 14,550.20 15,103.53 15,540.32 16,195.16 61,389.21 7,303.80 Sixth—Bishop Flipper . 30,724.79 32 ,033.27 29 ,295.31 30 ,456.20 122 ,509.57 9,387.78 Seventh—Bishop Coppin . 18,566.20 19 ,917.57 19 ,950.58 20 ,679.45 79 ,103.80 937.43 Eighth—Bishop Conner . 15,739.36 17 ,281.82 13 ,962.25 15,363.10 62 ,346.53 *17 ,119.92 Ninth—Bishop Jones . 24,521.50 26 ,086.77 23 ,809.63 23,543.41 97 ,961.31 5,555.88 Tenth—Bishop Smith . 12,565.83 12 ,536.64 9,570.36 10,321.45 44 ,994.28 3,225.72 Eleventh—Bishop Hurst . 17,360.19 18 ,614.53 17 ,928.54 18 ,362.05 72 ,265.13 12 ,203.11 Twelfth-—Bishop Chappelle . 15,064.63 16,515.19 13 ,257.65 15,213.19 60 ,050.66 262.20 Thirteenth—Bishop Heard 408.62 371.40 402.94 286.00 1,468.96 453.80 Fourteenth—Bishop Johnson 4,910.00 6,120.00 4,465.93 4,796.86 20 ,292.79 8,957.29 Fifteenth—Bishop Derrick, Turner, Hurst, Smith 1,709.72 1,875.01 2,132.80 2,198.35 7,915.88 1,163.75 Totals. __ $207 ,961.80 $221,277.34 $206 ,273.17 $214 ,701.73 $850,214.04 $77,245.46 ^Decrease. Net increase, $60,125.54. HAND BOOK 11 DEPARTMENT BUDGET OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. A—Assets. The following table will serve to show the status of this Department as to Assets and Liabilities: Real estate, building 1541 14th Street $ 30,000.00 R6al estate, building 1535 14th Street. 12 ,000.00 $ 42,000.00 Office furniture and contents of building 1,500.00 Mortgage on Holmes' Farm, Wilberforce University 800.00 Value of investment in Book Concern as reported to the General Conference at Kansas City 15 ,307.74 Balance on note of Missionary Department 500.00 Balance on note of Campbell College 400.00 Balance on notes given at General Conference, Kansas City, on account of delegates' expenses, as listed in last year's report 6,742.62 Making a total of Assets in this class $ 67 ,250.36 The probable working basis of cash resources for the Department is found by calculating 40 per cent of Dollar Money reported. The total amount of Dollar Money reported for the Quadrennium, as shown in Exhibit 2, Schedule A, is $850,214.04, 40 per cent of which is $320,085.61. This includes $8,704.70 as 40 per cent of $21,761.75 of Dollar Money raised in Africa and not seiit to #ie Financial Department, but used ex¬ clusively in Africa. Subtracting this $8,704.70 from the $320,085.61 leaves as actual resources for the Financial Department for this Quadrennium the sum of $311,380.91. It will be observed that notwithstanding there is an increase of $59,924.54 in the total Dollar Money raised, the resources for the Financial Department have been reduced by $41,798.49 as the difference between the 46 per cent of the total for the last Quadrennium and 40 per cent of the total for this Quadrennium. , B—Liabilities. The Liabilities of this Department are found by compiling (a) the several appropriations as listed by the General Conference, as shown in Conference Journal and Book of Discipline, (b) the appropriations ordered by the Financial Board, (c) appropriations recommended by the Council of Bishops and approved by Financial Board. The approximate summary of these is as follows: 12 A. M. E. CHURCH A—For Regular Payroll of Bishops, General Officers and Widows and expenses incidental thereto for the Quadrennium. T> • •<- 1- UHnnol $ 240,000.00 Priority claims, unconditional For Flood sufferers, special, listed by Gen. Conf., uncon¬ ditional 5,000.00 For A M E Review, special, listed by Gen. Conf., uncon¬ ditional - 526 00 For Southern Christian Recorder listed by General Confer- t ence, uncondi ional 490.55 For Expenses, travel to West Africa, listed by Gen. Conf., un¬ conditional 2 '00° •00 For Expenses, travel to South Africa, listed by Gen. Conf., unconditional 1,200.00 For Expenses, travel 15th District, listed by Gen. Conf., un¬ conditional 2,125.00 For Expenses, travel 5th District, listed by Gen. Conf., un¬ conditional 1 >200.00 B For Appropriations to Churches, listed by Gen. Conf., condi¬ tional 33,300.00 For Appropriations to Schools, listed by Gen. Conf., condi¬ tional 63,200.00 For Appropriations to West Africa, listed by Gen. Conf., con¬ ditional 5,600.00 For Appropriations to South Africa, listed by Gen. Conf., conditional 12 ,700.00 C For Settlement of C. P. A. claims, recommended by Council of Bishops and approved by Financial Board 12 ,828.00 For Federal Council of Churches and Federation of Methodist Bodies, recommended by Council and approved by Fi¬ nancial Board 2 ,480.00 For Expenses of eight regular sessions and three special ses¬ sions of Council of Bishops and things incident thereto . 13 ,000.00 For Four regular meetings of Financial Board 4 ,800 .00 For Special Reserve Fund for General Conference 10 ,000.00 For Special Emergency Fund 5 ,000.00 For Expenses, printing and distribution of General Conference Minutes, Discipline, etc 1 5Q0 00 Making a Total of ^ ,955 00 As against an approximate income of $ 311 'ggQ gj This of itself is sufficient to explain why the Financial Board and the Financial Secretary have been unable to grant all requests and meet -i]i 3 mands for a more generous distribution of the funds of the Departing HAND BOOK 13 Any other course would have meant bankruptcy and embarrassment to us all. In averting this I feel that I have done what was right and in keeping with business principles, and I trust it meets your approval. This information should help us to guard against the danger and embarrassment resulting from hasty legislation affecting our finances. Flood Sufferers. The first subject to claim our attention was the recommendation of the last General Conference that $5,000.00 be applied towards the relief of those who had been caused to suffer by reason of the floods throughout the Middle West and South. The Bishops and Presiding Elders of the Dis¬ tricts affected were asked to investigate conditions in their respective dis¬ tricts and file with me a list of persons to whom this fund should be appro¬ priated. In keeping with this suggestion the matter was carefully worked out and from each district there was filed with me a list of persons recom¬ mended as beneficiaries of this fund. Following this list, I drew checks for the amount named and sent them with duplicate receipt and a special letter to the individuals named. The name of each individual helped by this fund appears on our journal and the return checks .and receipts have been exhibited to the Auditing Committee of the Financial Board and duly filed among our vouchers. The distribution was as follows: For Missouri, distributed among 36 persons $ 500.00 For Kentucky, distributed among 10 persons 200.00 For Illinois, distributed among 62 persons 300.00 For Tennessee, distributed among 51 persons and 2 churches 727.00 For Arkansas, distributed among 75 persons 1,200.00 For Mississippi, distributed among 110 persons 923 .00 For Louisiana, distributed among 57 persons and 2 churches 950.00 For Florida, to 1 church at Key West 200.00 Total $ 5,000.00 Connections,1 Preachers' Aid Association. It will be remembered that at the last General Conference, the effort to operate the Connectional Preachers' Aid Association was discontinued. By reason of the failure of the General Conference to take any definite action as to the closing up of the business, the matter was taken up by the Bishops in Council in Kansas City. By special agreement the former Secretary, Rev. W. A. Lewis agreed to surrender his interest in the matter and turn over his books and records pertaining to the work of this Association in consideration of $1000.00 to be paid to him. In settling this, the $350.00 • reported by him as a credit balance was acknowledged by him as a part of the $1,000.00, and the balance, $650.00, was paid to him out of the funds of this department! 14 A. M. E. CHURCH The most important feature, however, was that of adjusting the claims of policy holders. When the question was submitted to the Financial Board, I recommended that the Financial Department be asked to use its good offices to protect the credit of the Church and bring about a satisfactory adjustment of all claims, and that in order to do this, that all books, vouchers and records pertaining to this association be turned over to the Financial Department, and that the Financial Secretary be authorized to act as Fiscal Agent or Receiver in the settlement of all claims. This plan was adopted and Bishop Hurst, who had been appointed by the Bishops to take up the matter, turned over to me such documents as were in his possession on the 10th of April, 1914, and on or about July 25, 1914,1 received from Rev. W. A. Lewis additional records of the Association. With these in hand, I took up the matter of adjustment. The plan adopted was, that all parties holding clains as death beneficiaries, or as participating members with certificates would surrender such claims and sign a release in consideration of such a sum as could be agreed_upon in each case. The progress made is shown in the following facts: Number of death claims filed by widows or others as bene¬ ficiaries .40 Number of claims filed for refund of payments as Annual Dues 252 Total number of claims filed 292 Total amount of death claims filed and unpaid by C. P. A. Secretary $ 9 ,383.00 Total amount of refund claims filed as dues paid to C. P. A. Secretary 8,536.00 Total amount of claims filed $ 17,919.84 Of the 292 claims filed, 285 have been settled in full, leaving 7 of these yet to be verified and settled. The amount claimed under the 285 adjusted, totaled $17,919.94, the amount paid out in settlement of these claims totaled $12,827.84, thus showing a saving by compromise, etc., of $5092.10. There are still several certificates held by parties who have not filed any claim for adjustment, and I think it safe to estimate that it will take at least $1000 more to satisfy all and close up this matter. I am sure we will profit by this expensive experience in attempting to operate an Insurance De¬ partment within the church organization. APPROPRIATIONS TO CHURCHES. This is a subject which demands most careful and serious consideration at our hands. It appears that in the early stages of the history of the Financial Depart¬ ment the idea of making appropriations to churches was a popular and HAND BOOK 15 natural one. Then we did not have our general fund divided among several departments on a percentage basis as it is now and we had not created the Church Extension Department and set aside a certain percentage of all the Dollar Money raised to be applied particularly to aiding churches. The habit of listing local churches as beneficiaries from the funds of the Financial Department by resolutions^ rushed through the General Conferende, or by recommendation from the Bishop's Council has been indulged to such an extent as threatens to give us serious trouble. During the Quadrennium I have labored to keep the department in a healthy condition and at the same time show due appreciation for both the spirit and the letter of the law, by making partial payments to each church listed by special resolution of the General Conference and on recommenda¬ tions of the Council of Bishops, following as near as possible, the scale of pro rata payments according to the amount listed. To Institutional Church, Chicago $ 5,704.90 To Bethel Church, Baltimore 8,000.00 To Metropolitan Church, Mobile, Ala 1,550.00 To St. Philip's Church, Savannah, Ga 900.00 To Turner Tabernacle, Macon, Ga 650.00 To St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Seattle, Wash 600.00 To St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Waco, Texas 350.00 Making a total of $ 17 ,754.90 as paid out of our Dollar Money fund to help churches in addition to the $68,017.12, as 8 per cent, on the Dollar Money set aside for that purpose, and paid over to the Secretary of Church Extension Department, making a grand total of $85,772.02 of our Dollar Money fund applied toward helping churches this Quadrennium. In the matter of appropriations to the Institutional Church at Chicago, I submit that by virtue of the contract agreement and subsequent enact¬ ments of the "General Conference, the Financial and Church Extension Departments were made jointly responsible for the entire purchase price of $34,000.00, each paying $1500.00 annually, with interest, since July 1, 1900, and too, keeping up other local expenses. The last payment on this obligation was made July 1, 1915. This satisfied the debt in full. The mortgage has been canceled and the release deed properly certified is filed with my associate General Officer, Rev. B. F. Watson, Secretary of Church Extension, whose report will agree with mine in confirming the full payment of this claim and reporting the Institutional Church at Chicago as a con- nectional church paid for in full. The approximate amount paid by the two Departments in this one transaction out of our Dollar Money fund is $50,000. 16 A. M. E. CHURCH APPROPRIATIONS TO SCHOOLS. The next subject to claim our attention is that of appropriations to schools. By reference to the Journal of the last General Conference it will be found that there were conflicting enactments with reference to appropriations to our schools from the Financial Department. In view of the fact that our schools stand in a sense, as objects of general consideration and therefore represent in a pecu iar way the charity and interests of the General Church, I think it but fitting that this department should be as liberal as possible in rendering aid thereto. Prompted by this spirit I have tried to carry out the orders of the General Conference by recognizing the claims from every district and making pro rata payments to each and all of our schools, as shown by the following table of payments made. PAYMENTS TO SCHOOLS, 1912-16. Payne Theological Seminary, 55 per cent $ 1,100.00 Wilberforce University, 55per cent 1,760.00 Kittrell College, 55 i er cent 1,760.00 Western University, 55 per cent 1,100.00 Morris Brown University, 55 per cent 1,980.00 Allen University, 55 per cent 1,760.00 Campbell College—Cash, $700;note, $400, 55 per cent 1,100.00 Payne University, 55per cent 1,100.00 Paul Quinn College, 55 per cent i ,760 00 Edward Waters College, 55 per cent 1,100.00 Shorter College, 55 per cent 1 100.00 Wayman Institute, 55 per cent 445.00 Turner Institute, per csnt 440.00 Lampton College, 55 per cent 260.00 Special on appropriation of $7500 voted to build a school in South Africa 2,500.00 Special Aid to Conference Scholarship Students, Payne Seminary 765.00 Making a total of $20 ,030.00 virtually applied towards helping the Department of Education, in addition to the $68,017.12, as 8 per cent, of the Dollar Money reported to the Secre¬ tary of Education, plus $5400.00 paid by the Financial Department as salaiy foi the Secretary of Education. Adding these items: Appropriations to Schools, direct, as shown above $ 9q qoq 8 per cent, of Dollar Money to Secretary of Education for Schools.. .... . 68,017.12 HAND BOOK 17 To Secretary of Education on account of salary $ 5400.00 Shows a total of 93 ,447.12 appropriated out of our Dollar Money funds for this Quadrennium to the cause of education. This should be regarded as a splendid supplement to our educational fund. APPROPRIATIONS TO OUR FOREIGN WORK. Among the enactments of the last General Conference touching this de¬ partment was that of a special recommendation of an emergency fund of $800.00 annually for West Africa and $1200.00 for South Africa, also a special. stipulation providing for expenses of Bishops' travel to foreign countries in the interest of the church. While I have not been able to meet these demands in full, due recognition has been shown by payments made as follows: 13th DISTRICT, WEST AFRICA, TO BISHOP HEARD. Paid on account of special account, 1912 $ 1,200.00 Paid, on account of Emergency Fund 700.00 Paid on account of traveling expenses 2,000.00 $ 3,900.00 40 per cent of Dollar Money retained and used in West Africa 587.58 Total for West Africa $ 4 ,487.58 $ 4 ,487.58 14th DISTRICT, SOUTH AFRICA, TO BISHOP JOHNSON. Paid on accountof Emergency Fund $ 1,200.00 Paid on account of traveling expenses 1,100.00 Paid on account of special attorney fees 500.00 $ 3,600.00 40 per cent of Dollar Money retained and used in South Africa 8,117.12, Total for South Africa $11,717.12 11,717.12 5th AND 15th DISTRICTS—ACCOUNT OF TRAVELING EXPENSES AS MISSIONARY DISTRICTS. To Bishop Derrick, account traveling expenses...$ 200.00 To Bishop Turner, account traveling expenses ... 366.00 "To Bishop Hurst, account traveling expenses 1,017.18 18 A. M. E. CHURCH To Bishop Smith, account traveling expenses —$ 126.00 To Bishop Parks, account traveling expenses 1,200.00 2,909.18 Making a total of $19,113.88 paid by the Financial Department to aid the Missionary Department, in addition to the $68,017.12, as 8 per cent, of Dollar Money set aside for that purpose and paid over to the Secretary of Missions. Adding this $68,017.12 to the above item shows a total of $87,131.00 of our Dollar Money fund applied towards maintaining and developing our work in what is termed as Mission Fields. FOREIGN MISSION WORK (By Rev. James W. Rankin, D. D., Secretary of Missions.) Aside from the facts of our first Missionaries sent to West Africa and Haiti in 1817 and 1824, respectively, the A. M. E. Church, through God, fostered its existence as a Missionary Propaganda in Sierra Leone and its protectorate, West Africa, June 30, 1885. The advent of this movement was in answer to an appeal from the Trus¬ tees, leaders, pastors and members of "Zion Chapel" of the Countess Hunt¬ ingdon's connection in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to the A. M. E. Church in the United States of America to bring about a union or an amalgamation. Arrangements having been made, by Bishop J. A. Shorter, Secretary James M. Townsend, Bishop J. P. Campbell, Dr. D. P. Roberts and Prof. Outland, Executive Committee of the Board of Managers of the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society, to perfect or radify the proposed Union or amalgamation, Rev. John Richardson Fredericks was sent as the representative Missionary of the A. M. E. Church from America to accom¬ plish its work. He, Rev. Fredericks, left the United States of America on the 8th day of November, 1886, and, having spent some time in England, he landed in Free town, Sierra Leone, on the 2d day of January, 1887, and formally began operation in the said "Zion Chapel," Wilberforce Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone. But it was not until June, 1887, when by a legal act of amalgama¬ tion of "Zion Chapel" and its adherents were handed over to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, that regular and more systematic work began. In connection with our work in Freetown, Sierra Leone, which was formally appointed in June, 1888, upon the request of the Chief of Mangay Small Scarcies, Bethel Mission was started by the appointment of Mr. Moses D. Davis, an agent, and twelve acres of land were given for the said Mission and school purposes; the said land thus bacame the property of the Mis¬ sionary board. Our work in this section of West Africa was visited by four of our Bishops; namely, Bishops Turner, Grant, Shaffer and Smith, who, respectively, gave splendid Episcopal supervision for the work until 1908, when the General Conference saw fit to elect a Bishop for that field. In 1898 Bishop H. M. Turner went to South Africa and organized two Annual Conferences, the Transvaal Annual Conference, March 9, 1898, and the South African Annual Conference, April 12, 1898. The former, (19) 20 A. M. E. CHURCH organized at Pretoria, contained a membership of 7,175, and the latter, which was organized at Queenstown, had 3,625 lay members. Upon this visit Bishop Turner ordained thirty-one elders and twenty deacons. In 1900 the General Conference sent Bishop L. J. Coppin to South Africa. He spent four years there, and established Bethel Institute. In 1904 Bishop C. S. Smith was sent to Africa, but only remained two years. In 1906 Bishop W. B. Derrick made a tour of South Africa for the adjustment of our Missionary status with affairs of the British Government. In 1908 the General Conference elected two Bishops to be assigned to our African Missionary work for twelve consecutive years, in the persons of Bishop J. Albert Johnson and Bishop William H. Heard. They were sent, respectively to South and West Africa. From 1844 to 1864 the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society was under the control of the Board of Managers of the Baltimore Annual Con¬ ference. During this time we had no Missionary Department, but only had general missionaries, of whom Rev. William Paul Quinn was the first, and the second was Rev. Thomas M. Ward. In 1864 the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society became truly connectional and a permanent organization. The first Corresponding Secretary, now called Secretary of Missions, was duly elected by the Gen¬ eral Conference, in the person of Rev. John M. Brown. He served until 1868, when he was elected Bishop. Other Missionary secretaries have been elected and have served. They are as follows: Rev. J. A. Handy, 1868-1872. Rev. G. W. Brodie, 1872-1876. Rev. R. H. Cain, 1876-1880. Rev. J. M. Townsend, 1880-1888. Rev. W. B. Derrick, 1888-1896. Rev. H. B. Parks, 1896-1908. Rev. W. W. Beckett, 1908-1912. Rev. J. W. Rankin, 1912 to the present. The Woman's Parent Mite Missionary Society was organized May, 1874, in the financial headquarters at Washington, D. C. The purpose then stated was "the evangelization of the world and especially of the island of Haiti, and to secure the co-operation of the sisters in the ministry in carrying forward the work." The Women s Home and Foreign Missionary Society was organized September, 1893, by order of the Missionary Department, at South Bend, Ind. It was approved and established as a connectional organization by the General Conference May, 1896, at Wilmington, N. C. That which follows is from the Quadrennial Report of the Secretarv of Missions to the 25th Session of the A. M. E. General Conferen^" PV1* delphia, Pa., U. S. A., May 3rd, 1916.—[Editor.] rnm~ HAND BOOK 21 Numerical Statistics. It has been a little difficult to keep an accurate account of our membership in foreign fields, which is largely due to the fact that we have never had a systematic form of reports prepared to be submitted by the missionaries from their respective fields. We, however, are arranging now such a system, which we hope to in¬ augurate in the near future, for this special cause. However, the following summary of our numerical statistics will show that we have a membership in West Africa, 1,548; South Africa, 18,573; in Barbados, 224; in Santo Domingo, 700; in Hayti, 31; in Jamaica, 1,055; in Trinidad, 30; in Bahamas, 127; in South America, 612. The total membership in foreign fields is 22,900. VII. We recommend that this Department be authorized, through its Board of Managers, to purchase a piece of property somewhere for Mis¬ sionary headquarters as well as lor commercial benefit, which is very nec¬ essary for the welfare of our Missionary enterprise. HISTORICAL REVIEW. The Missionary Department of the A. M. E. Church became a regular part of the Church in 1844 when the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society was organized by the General Conference at Pittsburgh, Pa., after the report of the work by the Rev. William Paul Quinn, as general missionary. From 1844 to 1864 the Department, as the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society, was under the control of a Board of Managers of the Baltimore Annual Conference. During this time we only had general missionaries, working for the most part in the home field. The Rev. Thomas M. D. Ward was among them, having succeeded the Rev. William Paul Quinn as general missionary. In 1864 the Parent Home and Foreign Missionary Society became truly connectional, and the first secretary, popularly called "Missionary Secre¬ tary," was elected in the person of Rev. John M. Brown. The following will show the Secretaries who were elected in succession and what each re¬ ported as his accomplishments: Rev. J. M. Brown, D. D 1864-1868 $ 5 ,425.65 Rev. J. A. Handy, D. D 1872-1876 9 ,317.32 Rev. G. W. Brodie, D. D 1872-1876 6 ,556.42 Rev. R. H. Cain, D. D 1876- 1S80 5 ,947.80 Rev. J. M. Townsend, D. D —1880-1884 34 ,811.83 Rev. J*M. Tfownsend, D. D 1884-1888 18,001.09 Rev. W. B. Derrick, D. D 1888-1892 25,675.47 Rev. W. B. Derrick, D. D 1892-1896 36 ,535.31 Rev. H. B. Parks, D. D 1896-1900 58,876.86 Rev. H. B. Parks, D.D 1900-1904 107,337.18 Rev. H. B. Parks, D. D 1904-1908 78 ,978.73 22 A. M. E. CHURCH Rev. W. W. Beckett, D. D 1908-1912 $ 63,064.43 Rev. J. W. Rankin, D. D 1912-1916 178,387.47 Total amount raised in fifty-two years $ 629 ,915.56 By the Women—Woman's Parent Mite Missionary Society. 1874-1875 $ 968.30 1875-1879 3,191.90 1879-1883 3,612.87 1883-1887 3,797.11 1887-1891 3,968.30 1891-1895 10,638.23 1895-1899. 15,835.79 1899-1903 19,253.30 1903-1907 30,561.98 1907-1911 51,507.04 1911-1915-1916 65,553.69 Total raised in forty-two years 0$ 208,888.51 Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. 1904-1908 $ 9,797.30 1908-1912 24,904.06 1912-1916 34,695.34 Total collected in twelve years $ 69,397.70 Grand total raised for Missions $ 908,201.77 The following will show the financial exhibit of my accounts for the Quadrennium: MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT OP TSE A. M. E. CHUROti Receipts from June 1, 1912, to March 31, 1916 Financial Department, Loan per Dr. W. W. Beckette. Receipts from Loans Bible Cause "Voice of Missions" l Books. Cash Returned Voluntary Collections Checks by Exchange T Cash Returned by Secretary- Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Easter Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, Collection, 1st Episcopal 2d Episcopal 3d Episcopal 4th Episcopal 5th Episcopal 6th Episcopal 7th Episcopal 8th Episcopal 9th Episcopal 10th Episcopal 11th Episcopal 12th Episcopal 15»h Episcopal District- District _ District- District- District _ District- District _ District- District. District _ District- District _ District- Total Easter Collection, Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual Sunday Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 1st Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 2d Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 3d Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 4th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 5th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.h 6th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 7th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 8th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 9th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 10th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 11th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 12th Episcopal District- Conference Missionary Society, (P. H. & F.), 15th Episcopal District- School Mission Fund Total Annual Conference Missionary Society and Sunday Mission Fund 1913 $ 2,000 2,821 1,810 78 320 438 145 223 338 1,150 402 60 528 99 402 62 $ 4 ,172 ,72 00 02 35 92 ,61 .90 ,00 1 . 43 . 126. 130, 339. 232. 40. 371 "295 4 .50 77 .52 1914 $ 3 ,940 .50 ,775 .34 341.50 78 .80 44.27 ! ,226 .00 397 .00 883 .41 ,437 .86 ,109 .94 ,045 .69 ,154 .58 ,675 .91 ,285 .69 348 .33 985 .47 500 .01 939 .67 450 .69 214 .11 $12 ,031.36 112.23 256 .02 176.19 302 .93 425 .86 300 .99 347 .55 182 .25 397 .73 77 .55 371 .59 33 .09 1915 $ 4,359.50 ,459 .56 109 .03 2.00 907 .63 ,364 .56 944.81 ,234 .37 ,219 .15 ,503 .97 895 .96 345 .28 858 .95 271 .66 ,148 .97 406 .96 214.86 $11,317 .13 207 .48 223 .94 62 .58 18 .00 265 .72 303 .27 410 .36 98 .50 246 .49 133 .11 266 .47 13 .85 $ 1,662 .94 $ 2 ,983 .98 $ 2 ,249 .77 $ 2 ,672 .60 $ 9 ,669 .29 1916 $ 7,459.70 1.00 1,369 .94 118 .96 961 .84 21 .16 155 .17 38 .38 706 .05 1 ,240 .01 970 .08 1 ,222 .92 1 ,111 .13 1 ,275 .25 1 ,028 .95 283 .95 668 .29 197 .67 1 ,031 .54 264 .74 212 .53 Total $ 2,000.00 18 ,580 .80 1 .00 6 ,415 .80 648.23 1,040 .64 65 .43 2,381 .17 437 .31 3$10213 11 149 .65 208 .62 107 .54 125 .17 356 .26 321 .18 331 .21 79 .46 316.82 140 .12 357 .50 19 .00 160 .07 2 ,817 .95 4 ,481 .27 3 ,170 .52 3 ,726 .56 3 ,823 .40 5 ,605 .41 3 ,613 .04 1 ,037 .61 3 ,040 .82 1 ,068 .70 3 ,522 .48 1 ,185 .04 641 .50 37 ,734 .32 470 .36 731 .66 472 .66 577 .02 1 ,387 .45 1 ,158 .34 1 ,129 .12 360 .21 1 ,332 .19 350 .78 1 ,291.53 70 .44 237 .59 MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH Receipts from June 1, 1912, to March 31, 1916 (Continued.) Eight rvr Cent Dollar Money, 1st Episcopal District Eight Per Cent Dollar Money, 2d Episcopal District-. Eight Per Cent Dollar Money, 3d Episcopal District Eight Per Cent Dollar Money, 4th Episcopal District Eight Per Cent Dollar Money, 5th Episcopal District - - - Eight Per Cent Dollar Money, 6th Episcopal District Eight Per Cent Dollar Money, 7th Episcopal District Eight Per Cent Dollar Money, Xth Episcopal District t-.- . . -r. .. , , " .... District H. and P. M. Society, H. and P. M. Society, 1st Episcopal r>istrict_. 2d Episcopal District— <>th Episcopal District. «.«. j-. hu v, 7th Episcopal District H. and P. M. Society, ~ and P. M. Society, :»iu and P. M. Society, 10th Episcopal District ""l ^ T7>I TMut.nSf*. /Ml r-.piseop731.50 Disbursements for second year 12 ,454.00 Disbursements for third year 16 ,051.25 Disbursements for fourth year 21,608.44 Total disbursements for four years $ 51,845.19 Balance on hand $ 3 ,857.69 REPORTS SUBMITTED BY COLLEGES. Shorter College, Argenta, Ark.. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical 25 9 4 3 Scientific 45 17 16 23 Normal 37 45 75 80 Theological 18 18 15 10 Industrial 50 67 27 29 English 152 139 93 113 Total 327 299 230 258 Length of term (months) 8 8 8 Graduates 8 3 No. of Teachers 12 12 11 11 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 850 Value of buildings and grounds $ 28 ,500.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 255.00 Value of furniture and equipments 5 ,600.00 Number of buildings 4 Character of buildings and frame System of Heating Stoves System of lighting .""Electricity System of sewerage Sanitary Number of bath tubs HAND BOOK 37 Financial. Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Total Tuition .$2150.00 1925.00 781.50 516.00 5372.50 Donations . 1000.00 800.00 1125.00 300.00 3225.00 Special rally .1500.00 47.00 110.00 1657.00 Educational rally . . 5000.00 5000.00 6000.00 6500.00 22500.00 Total .10650.00 7725.00 7953.50 7426.00 33754.50 Other moneys 900.00 1020.00 . * 100.00 2020.00 Grand total .11550.00 8745.00 7953,50 7526.00 35774.50 Payne College, Cuthbert, G a. Numerical, - 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical 3 3 Scientific Normal Theological. Industrial - _ English Music 15 23 18 32 227 10 214 12 218 2 Total 250 Length of term (months) 7 1-2 Graduates - 2 No. of teachers 6 250 7 1-2 2 6 260 16 231 15 297 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 300 Value of buildings and grounds $ 7 ,000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory Value of furniture and equipments 300.00 Number of buildings 4 Character of buildings Frame and brick System of heating Stoves System of lighting Electricity System of sewerage Number of bath tubs Financial. Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 Tuition $ 300.00 350.00 314.80 Donations 1500.00 1550.00 1915-16 Totals 400.00 1064.80 3100.00 ♦Prof. J. R- Hawkins. 38 A. M. E. CHURCH Collections— 1912-13 Special rally 50.00 Educational rally 1913-14 100.00 . 1914-15 1915-16 75.00 50.00 389.80 Total 1900.00 2000.00 Other moneys Grand total.$ 1900.00 2000.00 389.80 Wilberforce University. Numerical. Totals 150.00 80.00 450.00 4739.80 450.00 4739.80 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical _ _ _ 30 31 28 34 Scientific 11 20 31 32 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Academic - _ - - . .. 86 103 106 90 Normal _ . _ 119 122 131 104 Theological - - . .. . 41 52 30 31 Industrial . 392 396 326 330 English _ 53 41 29 14 Total _ _ 646 662 681 635 Length of term (weeks). _ 40 40 38 38 Graduates. __ __ - 115 118 103 Number of teachers 30 30 37 38 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 7000 Value of buildings and grounds $ 111700.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 2000.00 Value of furniture and equipments 13500.00 Number of buildings 8 Character of buildings three brick, five frame System of heating Steam, hot water and gas System of lighting 1 Gas System of Sewerage Disposal plant Number of bath tubs 14 Financial. Collections— 1912-13 191:3-14 Tuition $4896.57 6530.32 Donations 160-0.00 2011.09 Special rally 1230.16 1530.75 1914-15 7788.70 1745.00 7188.49 Totals 19215.59 5450.00 9949.40 HAND BOOK 39 Collections— Educational rally. 1912-13 5133.63 1913-14 6153.23 1914-15 Totals 1100.00 12366.86 Total 12840.36 Other moneys 11242.24 16225.30 17922.19 46987.85 12089.00 5732.47 29063.71 76051.56 Grand total 24082.60 28314.30 23654.66 Campbell College, Jackson, Miss. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 Classical. _ 3 2 Scientific Normal 80 Theological 7 Industrial 10 English - 150 74 11 153 Total Length of term (months). Graduates Number of teachers 250 8 18 14 240 8 12 11 500 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library Value of buildings and grounds 40000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory , Value of furniture and equipments 1000.00 Number of buildings 2 Character of buildings. _ _ Brick System of heating Steam System of lighting Electricity System of sewerage Number of bath tubs ■ Allen University, Columbia, S. C. Numerical. Classical Scientific Normal Theological. Industrial. _ English 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 28 27 28 28 223 223 223 223 18 18 18 18 11 11 13 16 349 360 360 382 Total 628 639 648 667 40 A. M. E. CHURCH 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Length of term (months) 8 8 8 8 Graduates 62 64 64 64 Number of teachers 17 17 17 17 VI. We recommend that proper support for widows and orphans of Missionaries in foreign fields be provided for in our Book of Discipline. Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 600 Value of buildings and grounds 150000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 350.00 Value of furniture and equipments 2700.00 Number of buildings - 3 Character of buildings Brick and stone System of heating Steam System of lighting Electricity System of sewerage City drainage Number of bath tubs 4 Financial. Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 Totals Tuitions $ 2840.00 2960.00 5800.00 Donations Special rally $ 12000.00 10300.00 22300.00 Educational rally Total . 14840.00 13200.00 28040.00 Other Moneys 840.00 870-00 1710.00 Grand total 15680.00 14070.00 29750.00 Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, Ohio. Numerical. Theological— 1912-13 1913-14 Regular 19 23 English 5 8 Preparatory 16 21 Total 40 52 Length of term (months) 9 9 Graduates 3 9 Number of teachers 4 4 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 3000 Value of buildings and grounds _ J4000 00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory Value of furniture and equipments *>500 00 HAND BOOK 41 Number of buildings 2 Character of buildings. Brick and frame System of heating ..Gas System of lighting Gas System of Sewerage Number of bath tubs. Financial. Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 Totals Room rent and incidental fee $ 425.75 669.60 1095.35 Financial Secretary 250.00 550.00 800.00 Educational Secretary 688.00 660.00 1348.00 Scholarship Fund 783.27 440.75 1224.02 Conference rally 3207.11 3713.60 ~ 6920.71 Educational rally 701.50 701.50 Loan and repaid Financial Agent . 414.00 _ 414.00 Bequest 100.00 . 100.00 Other moneys 24.00 120.70 144.70 Grand total 5892.13 6856.15 12748.28 Paul Qulnn College Waco, Texas. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical Scientific 22 14 18 16 Normal 20 23 18 22 Theological 21 19 15 24 Industrial -- 52 103 66 106 English -- 206 201 107 216 Total 321 360 224 384 Length of term (months) 9S 9 8 6 3-4 21 22 19.. Teachers 15 16 16 15 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 1000 Value of buildings and grounds 127000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 250.00 Value of furniture and equipments 4500.00 Number of buildings 14 Character of buildings Frame and brick System of heating - - - - - -feteam 42 A. M. E. CHURCH System of lighting .-Electricity System of sewerage City sewerage Number of bath tubs 3 Financial. Col (toxis— 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Totals Tuition $2079.36 2748.95 1513.62 2741.23 9083.16 » Donations 1016.00 4415.52 5431.52 Special rally 265.55 600.95 503.79 1370.29 Educational rally 6008.35 13236.98 3331.40 724.82 23301.55 Total 9369.26 21002.40 30371.66 Other moneys 6773.22 6764.05 *1100.00 *800.00 15437.28 Grand total..16142.48 27766.46 5945.02 4769.84 54623.89 Morris Brown University, Atlanta, Ga. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 Classical 16 18 Scientific 2 3 Nornv.il 170 224 Theological 55 28 Industrial 198 283 English 308 337 Total 749 893 Length of term (months) 8 8 Graduates 46 58 Number of teachers 31 31 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 2000 Value of building and grounds $250000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 500.00 Valtn of furniture and equipments 3000.00 Number of buildings 3 Character of buildings Brick System of heating Steam System of lighting Electricity System of sewerage Sanitary Number of bath tubs 5 *Edueational Secretary HAND BOOK 43 Financial. Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 Totals Tuitions $3247.10 4274.85 7521.95 Donations Special rally Educational rally Total.. Other moneys Grand total 3247.10 4274.85 7521.95 Way man Institute, Harrodsburg, Ky. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical Scientific Normal 12 -15' 7 10 Theological 2 Industrial 18 7 5 12 English 18 25 20 17 Total 30 40 32 41 Length of term (months) 8 9 9 9 Graduates 113 Number of teachers 3 3 3 3 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 287 Value of buildings and grounds 5000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 25.00 Value of furniture and equipments 350.00 Nujaber of buildings 4 Character of buildings Frame System of heating. Stoves System of lighting Lamps System of sewerage None Number of bath tubs None Financial. Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Total Tuition $ 107.00 ~ 135.00 145.00 82.00 469.00 Donations"" - 75.00 275.00 125.00 112.00 587.00 772.00 900.00 1672.00 44 A. M. E. CHURCH Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 Totals Educational rally 600.16 450.40 1050.56 Total 1654.16 1760.40 2808.18 2481.48 8704.22 Other moneys 616.00 1268.50 1884.50 Grand total.. 2270.16 2928.90 2808.18 2481.48 10488.72 , Western University, Quindaro, Kansas. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical — Scientific — Normal 135 131 127 ^129 Sub-Normal 45 59 58 Theological 8 10 8 14 Industrial 248 228 185 — English. 1 Commercial - 17 25 Total Length of term (months) Graduates Number of teachers 255 244 260 9 9 9 27 30 42 22 22 23 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library. 3000 Value of buildings and grounds $195300.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 600.00 Value of furniture and equipments. 10000.00 Number of buildings 7 Character of buildings ..Brick System of heating Steam System of lighting Electricity System of sewerage City Numbei of bath tubs 26 Financial. Collections— Tuition Financial Department Educational Secretary State appropriation.. 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 Totals .$6573.90 1024.39 1941.66 9539.95 300.00 300.00 2720.00 2720.00 105698.00 57000.00 1626QR 00 HAND BOOK 45 Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 Totals Church tuition $ 2000.00 1897.00 3897.00 Educational rally, 1900.00 1838.49 4657.31 8395.80 Total 9618.97 9618.97 Other moneys.__ 404.86 404.86 Grand total 116172.68 62259.88 10023.83 188456.39 Edward Waters College. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical Scientific Normal Theological. Industrial __ English Total Length of term (months). Graduates Number of teachers 95 105 39 47 14 16 18 28 8 15 17 33 250 286 269 310 367 422 343 421 8 8 8 8 11 17 14 23 16 18 17 19 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library— 200 Value of buildings and grounds $ 50000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 100.00 Furniture and equipments 3000.00 Number of building's 3 Character of buildings 1 Frame System of heating Steam System of lighting Electricity System of sewerage Number of bath tubs Financial. Collections— 1912-13 ' 1913-14 Tuition and board $5331.38 Donations Special rally 13381.64 Educational rally 2777.61 1914-15 1915-16 Total 4881.42 10212.80 23.49 23.49 5765.20 10760.50 29907.34 2673.71 5451.32 Total 21490.63 7404.65 28895.28 Edu'l & Finc'l Sec'y 1310.00 1310.00 Grand total $ 21490.63 22058.47 10760.50 54309.60 46 A. M. E. CHURCH Turner College, Shelbyville, Tenn. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Classical Scientific Normal Theological. Industrial. . English Total Length of term (months). Graduates Number of teachers 28 15 101 23 17 .. 28 6 22 7 114 118 122 144 154 152 151 9 9 8 8 18 23 18 14 7 7 6 8 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library 300 Value of buildings and grounds 40000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory Value of furniture and equipments 1200.00 Number of buildings 3 Character of buildings Brick and Frame System of heating Heaters System of lighting Electricity System of sewerage Number of bath tubs Financial. Collections— 1912-13 1913-14 191—15 1915-16 Totals Tuition 1905.90 1979.60 230.00 245.00 4360.50 Donations 100.00 75.00 140.00 100.00 415.00 Special rally - _ 350.00 400.00 750.00 Educational rally __ 4538.00 4005.00 4000.00 3875.00 16418.00 Total _ 6543.90 6059.60 4720.00 4620.00 21943.50 Other moneys Grand total.. 6543.90 6059.60 4720.00 4620.00 21943.50 Kittrell College, Kittrell, N. C. Numerical. 1912-13 1913-14 Classical- Scientific. Normal -. 3 78 5 72 1914-15 2 61 1915-^B 58 HAND BOOK 47 1912-13 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Theological, _ 11 10 8 Industrial 42 41 36 English 181 170 178 Total 311 284 280 Length of term (months) 8 8 8 8 1-2 Graduates __ 6 18 10 12 Number of teachers. 12 13 12 14 Grounds and Improvements. Number of volumes in library. 6000 Value of buildings and grounds 80000.00 Value of physical and chemical laboratory 300.00 Value of furniture and equipments 6900.00 Number of buildings 6 Character of buildings Brick, stone^and frame System of heating Steam and stoves System of lighting Oil lamps System of sewerage Private water supply Number of bath tubs 12 Collections— 1912-13 Tuition $ 984.50 Donations 1186.25 Special rally 936.67 Educational Rally.- 3000.00 Total., 6107.42 Other moneys 10690.20 Grand total .16797.62 Financial. 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 Total 1172.25 1547.50 810.75 4515.00 1456.00 1053.00 835.00 4530.25 2500.00 1356.77 529.00 5322.44 4191.00 1852.21 2218.46 11? .4.67 9322.25 5809.46 4393.21 25032.34 9517.24 7688.63 4625.00 33521.07 18839.49 13498.09 9018.21 58153.41 THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER (By R. R. Wright, Jr., Ph. D.) (Extracted from Wright's "Encyclopaedia of African Methodism.) The Christian Recorder is the oldest Negro periodical in America, and the only one in the United States whose existence dates before the Civil War. So far as we know, the first Negro newspaper was published in 1826, and the first A. M. E. magazine in 1841. In 1836 a resolution was passed by the New York Conference to establish a quarterly magazine. The first copy was printed September, 1841, and was intended to be a monthly, but it did not last long. The next literary venture was in 1848, when the newspaper edited by Dr. Martin R. Delany, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was pur¬ chased and conducted as the Christian Herald. In 1852 the Christian Herald, having had a more or less precarious existence, was moved from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, and started again under the name of the Chris¬ tian Recorder. Rev. M. M. Clarke, perhaps the only college graduate at that time in the ministry of the church, who had been editor of the Christian Herald, was elected editor of the Christian Recorder; Rev. W. T. Catto, general book steward, and Rev. W. H. Jones, traveling agent. But the Recorder did not come out regularly for any length of time. Rev. Catto, resigned after three months' trial, and later Rev. Clarke gave the job up after publishing fifteen issues in two years. In 1854 Rev. J. P. Campbell was elected to fill the dual office of editor and general steward, and he managed to bring out twenty-four issues of the Recorder during two years, up to the general conference from July 13, 1854, to March 4, 1856. At this conference Rev. Campbell was continued as editor and manager. In 1860 Rev. Elisha Weaver was made general book steward. But he did not publish his first issue until June 19, 1861. Until July 13, 1861, he appears to have been both editor and publisher. At this date A. L. Stan¬ ford appears as editor and continues until December 18, 1861, having re¬ ceived his appointment from Bishop Nazrey as pastor of Little Wesley and editor. February 24, 1866, James Lynch became editor, with Elisha Weaver publisher. He continued as editor till June 15, 1867, when he resigned to go South on missionary and political business. Again Elisha Weaver was both editor and publisher until the general conference of May, 1868, when he was succeeded as editor by Rev. Benjamin Tucker Tanner, and as manager by Rev. Joshua Woodlin, who got out their first issue June 26, 1868. Editor Tanner continued until May, 1884; Mr. Woodlin was publisher until May 22,1869, when he was succeeded by Rev. A. L. Stanford. (48) HAND BOOK 49 i»«q Y C' Banton was assistant editor from October 3, 1868, to May 22, 1869, being so employed on account of the frequent absences of Editor Tanner. From November 25, 1871, to January 27, 1872, the paper was not issued. At the latter date B. T. Tanner became editor and publisher and carried the paper to the general conference of 1872, when Rev. W. H, Hunter was made business manager. Brother Hunter was the first general officer called "general business manager;" all before him were "general book stewards." During Rev. Hunter's time the paper became a fixture. Notes by the Way were started by Bishop Wayinan. In 1876 Rev. H. M. Turner suc¬ ceeded Rev. W. H. Hunter. In April, 1877, Rev. C. L. Bradwell was traveling agent. In 1880 Rev. Theodore Gould, who had been deputy manager since July 18,1878, was chosen business manager. In 1884 Rev. B. F. Lee was called from the presidency of Wilberforce to the editorship, and served until he was elected bishop in 1892. He was succeeded by the scholarly Dr. H.T.Johnson, who served until 1909, when he was incapacitated by ill health, dying in 1910. Dr. Johnson was suc¬ ceeded by the present incumbent, R. R. Wright, Jr., who also acted as business manager from 1909 to the general conference of 1912. During the time from 1884 to 1912 the business managers were: Rev. J. C. Embry, 1884-96; Rev. T. W. Henderson, 1896-1900; Rev. R. H. W. Leak, 1900-02; Rev. J. H. Collett, 1902-09; Rev. R. R. Wright, Jr., 1909-12. Since 1912, Rev. J. I. Lowe has been business manager. The Recorder has not been published regularly since 1852. Many have been the breaks; for quite a while it was published semi-monthly. Not till _ Elisha Weaver took it in 1861 did it appear weekly. Then there was sus¬ pension for four weeks, May 16 to June 20, 1868; also November 25, 1871, to January 27, 1872, and December, 1908, to February, 1909. It was suspended February 8 to April, 1868, on account of fire. The size of the paper has varied from time to time. Under J. P. Camp¬ bell and M. M. Clarke it was 5 columns, 4 pages, 12x16 1-2 "inches. From 1861 to 1879 it was 4 pages, 20x26 1-2, 7 columns each. After June 12, 1879, the size was reduced to 4 columns, 4 pages, 12x21, which, in 1872, was increased to 8 pages, but in 1877 was changed to 4 pages, 8 columns each, which was in 1880 reduced to 7 columns, 4 pages, and in 1888 changed to 8 pages, 5 columns which continued the size till 1893, when it was changed to 8 pages, 6 columns each. In June, 1908, to November, 1908, it was again reduced, but since February, 1909, has been the size it now is, 8 pages, 6 columns each. The price was $1.50 per year in 1852-60; $2.00 per year and 4c per copy from 1861 to 1863; $2.25 per year in advance and $2.50 otherwise and 5c per copy from 1863 to 1872, when it was made $2.00 per year to all except clergymen, who got it for $1.75. In 1868 it was again $2.50, and in 1869, $2 00 where it remained until 1896, when it was reduced to $1.00 per year. 50 A. M. E. CHURCH In 1854 it was published at 203 Lombard Street, from 1861 to 1866 at 619 Pine Street, and since March, 1866, at 631 Pine Street. There were many changes in the physical make-up. The headline at first was undecorated. The figure of a world with the words, "Ethiopia shall soon stretch forth her hands unto God," was first put in the heading in 1869. This was removed in 1876, when the hand bearing the torch, with the words, "God our father and man our brother" was put in. During Editor John¬ son's time the present heading was made. The circulation has varied. Up to Editor Tanner's time it was always very small. With the advent of Manager Turner it leaped to 5000, but in 1S8S had gone down below 4100. When the price was lowered in 1896 it was about 3500, but gradually increased to 7000 by 1900. Then it de¬ creased till it reached 4000 in 1902-03, and increased to 5600 in 1908, only to fall to 3000 in 1909, to rise again to 6500 in 1912. Special issues in 1910 to 1912 ranged from 10,000 to 25,000 papers. The circulation at present is about 4700. Philadelphia, Pa. THE A. M. E. BOOK CONCERN Rev. J, I. Lowe, D, D,, Manager. Statement from the Books of the A. M. E. Book Concern. Assets and Liabilities. April 1, 1915, to March 31, 1916. Real Estate, 631 Pine Street $10 ,000.00 Machinery and Fixtures 8,840.33 Office Furniture and Fixtures 527.22 Organ 50.00- Merchandise per Inventory, 1916 3,920.00 Job Supplies, Inventory 53.00 Type and Sundries ^ 1,246.00 Plates, Cuts, Electros 4,930.00 Linotype Metal 348.52 Cash. 72.13 Accounts Receivable 2 ,104.16 Liabilities. Old Notes, Loans and Interest $ 4,342.71 Accounts Payable 8,283.83 Bonds Payable, 1902 321.00 Assets over Liabilities 19143.82 $32,091.36 $32,091.36 Sales and Purchases. Merchandise and Sundries $ 3 ,298.38 Binding $ 657.29 Merchandise Purchased 491.75 Commission 99.91 Merchandise per Inv't 1915 3 ,582.47 $ 4,832.42 Merchandise per Inv't 1916 3 >92QQ0 912.42 Cost of Gross Gain on Mdse., less $ 2,38^96 52 A. M. E. CHURCH Recorder Account. Recorder Subscription Sales, Adver. and Publication. $ 3,754.13 Recorder Paper $ 678.62 Ink 255.17 Linotype Compo 1.383.87 Electricity 103.63 Commission 332.13 Mailing 247.09 Cost of Recorder 2,770.51 Gross Gain on Recorder, less Wages $ 983.62 Job Printing. Job Printing — $ 5,394.57 Linotype Composition $ 961.58 Job Paper and Supplies . 1,142.13 Electricity 96.40 Editorial Department 9.50 A. M. E. Book Concern 962.30 Ink 50.34 $ 3,429.52 Less Inventory, 1916 - 53.00 3,376.52 $ 2,018.05 Gains and Expenses. Gams. Merchandise $ 2,385.96 Recorder 983.62 Job Work 2,018.05 Allen Day 30.00 $ 5,417.63 Expenses. Wages $ 3,797.87 Telephone 40.05 M iscellaneous 248.65 Traveling Expense .692.45 Postage 250.07 Fuel and Gas 230.10 HAND BOOK 53 Insurance $ 56.23 Express and Hauling 124.79 5,440 21 Loss on Business $ 22.58 Sales. Merchandise $ 3,298.38 Recorder 3,754.13 Job Work 5,394.57 Total Sales $12 ,447.08 Investment Account. Balance or Investment, April 1, 1915 .$20,951.19 Profit and Loss Account. Interest, Losses, Interest $ 109.16 Loss on Business 22.58 Taxes. 731.04 Mercantile License 11.51 Church Extension (Acct. Omitted) 610.00 Worthless Acct. and Adjusted - 323.06 1,607 37 I Balance or Investment, March 31,1916 $19,143.82 Statement from the Books of the A. M. E. Book Concern. Cask Receipts for Four Years. April, 1912-1913. $14,298.89 April, 1913-1914 13,282.91 .April, 1914-1915 12,807.92 April, 1915-1916 12,771.52 Total Receipts $53 ,161.24 Balance Apiil 1, 1912 679.46 $53,840.70 Cash Expenditures for Four Years. April, 1912-1913 $14,427.84 April, 1913-1914 13,800.47 April, 1914-1915 12,616.84 April, 1915-1916 12,923.42 Total Expenditures $53 ,768.57 Balance 72 13 THE S. S. UNION, A. M. E. CHURCH Ira T. Bryant, Secretary-Treasurer. What About Our Young People? We do not think it enough to say that our Church is doing as much for its young people to-day as it ever has done, and that it is as successful to-day as it ever has been in keeping its hands on its young people. The fact is, it ought to be doing more, and it ought to have a stronger grip upon the young people and upon their devotion and services than it has ever had before. The Department realizes that in its great fight for existence—a fight that had to do almost entirely with the material things of this life, it has, in a large measure, neglected certain important features of our young people's work. But the death knell of such a spirit has been sounded, and your Sunday School Union Board is laying plans for the future that will result in placing our denomination in the forefront in the great battle to save the young people of the world. The first gun was fired a few months ago in Atlanta, Ga., when the young people came together in the greatest Sunday School and Endeavor Conven¬ tion that has ever been held in the history of the A. M. E. Church, and de¬ cided that from now on there shall be no letting up in the fight until a well established, well regulated Sunday School is organized in every church marching under the banner of Richard Allen. In the establishment of our Sunday School Union, our fathers have given us a wonderful opportunity for service. If we do not reap a great harvest, the fault certainly is ours. Article II of our Constitution, as found in Dis¬ cipline, page 351, provides that— "Its object shall be to unite, strengthen and extend the Sunday School work of the African M. E. Church in the United States and elsewhere; to provide an ample and suitable literature for the same; to aid the needy Sunday-schools thereof; to encourage the holding of Sunday-school Normal Institutes and Conventions for the training of teachers, and to impart information concerning the best methods of governing, conducting and equipping Sunday-schools, and to secure the proper grading of our Sunday-schools, and to gather whatever statistics, and other data, may be necessary to keep the Church con¬ tinually informed of the true condition of her Sunday-school work " No institution under the canopy of the sun has ever had a grander object (54) HAND BOOK 55 an ls 01 tlined in the above paragraph, and no institution has ever made a greater eftort than this institution intends to make from now on, to measure up to every requirement. Total receipts for entire Quadrennium $ 185 ,391.78 Grand total receipts for previous Quadrennium 148 ,805.68 Increase of receipts for this over previous Quad $ 36 ,586.10 It will be noticed that our receipts for this past quadrennium have been $185,391.78 as against $148,805.68 for the previous quadrennium of $36,- 586.10. The total receipts for this Department for the quadrennium ending with the year 1908 at Norfolk, were $103,876.99, so that it will be seen that our increase in business since taking charge of this woik eight years ago, has been $81,514.79. Not a very poor record, to be sure. We do not wish to make the impression, however, that our increase in profits has been commensurate with our increased volume of business, for such has not been the case. The great task we set for ourselves upon taking charge of this work, was to show the Connection the possibilities of a well developed and well patronized publishing institution within the Connection. To do this, it was necessary for us to get our hands on some part of the vast amount of printing within the race, whether this work be within our own Church circles, or from among the great number of secular institutions of the race not affiliated with any denomination. THE ALLEN CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR LEAGUE Rev. J. C. Caldwell, D. D., Secretary. The League a Training School for Church Workers. The Allen C. E. League was born of a providential necessity. What a growth unparalleled and phenomenal! What a history it has created for itself! What a power for good it has exerted. This is because it stands foi "Christianity in Earnest." It is packed with gospel principles. It is not an institution foisted upon the church, but it has grown up from within, from its very heart. Hence it is a felt force. It has done and is destined to do more and better work for God and the Church. It has quickened many a Church, comforted and inspired many a pastor, inaugurated many a revival, given fresh impulse to missionary and educational interests, and created a new era in hundreds of churches. The League stands for the principles and doctrines of African Methodism, an inspired Bible, a Divine Christ, and an ever present Holy Spirit, perpetuating the work of Jesus Christ in the world's salvation. It stands for Church loyalty, denominational pride, and inter-denominational fellow¬ ship; aggressive missionary zeal, personal consecration and concentration. It is in full accord with the best means and methods of preaching Christ and saving men. It is practically a Training School for Church Workers. Our Literature. We have endeavored with the means at hand to publish all kinds of litera¬ ture for the Department and what we have not published we have handled at the same price from the United Society of Christian Endeavor and the Publishers of the Young People's Quarterly. Owing to the fact that we are compelled to sell our literature at the same price as others, and because we only sell a small quantity in comparison with others, our profit has been but very little. Besides we have given away thousands of pieces of literature free. Our young people need reading matter and it is our hope that the Department will soon reach the place when it can furnish tracts, etc., free to our young people, for a reading people make a thinking people, and a thinking people help to move the world. "The Allen Christian Endeavorer " "The Allen Christian Endeavorer," the official organ of the League, has not been as widely circulated as we had hoped, and the reason is that our people have been trained to subscribe only for papers as we go to them and (56) HAND BOOK 57 w en ,\e are not able to meet them personally we do not get their sub- scrip ions. There ought to be one strong paper published by our Church e *^terest °* the young life of the Church. We would suggest that the e Richard Allen Monthlynow published by the Sunday School Union be the official organ both for the Sunday School and the Allen C. E. League. Our Finances We are very sorry to. say that but very few have paid any attention to the law on page 390 in the book of Discipline, which says, "To maintain the work of the Allen Christian Endeavor League, each local League shall be required to forward to the General Secretary on or before the second Sunday in February, each year, One Dollar. The pastor of £ach Church shall see that the same is forwarded promptly, and shall report the same at the Annual Conference in answer to the question—"How much for the Allen Christian Endeavor League?" We have only been able to raise from the Annual Dollar, $3025.34, during the quadrennium, which is a very poor showing when we take into consideration that we have 4015 Leagues, Junior, In¬ termediate, and Senior. Now the League is not a money making De¬ partment, but a man and woman making one and it takes money to carry -on the work. Local Unions Local Unions have been organized in most of our cities and are doing much to bring about a united effort on the part of the young people to assist in laudable enterprises both for the Church and Race. It is our desire that -when there are two or more A. M. E. Churches such unions be formed. State and Conference Conventions State and Conference Conventions are being held annually and the in¬ terest in them is on the increase. This is an age of organization, of getting- together, and so our young people through these Conventions are able to get information that will help them to do more and better work in their respective local Leagues. A Saloonless Nation by 1920 We re-affirm our faith in the early triumph of National Prohibition and again lift the slogan, "A Saloonless Nation by 1920." We rejoice in the coming together more and more of the Temperance forces of all organiza¬ tions for harmonious and united action against the common liquor foe. We heartily endorse the campaign now being promoted by the Anti-Saloon Leacue the W. C. T. U., and other kindred organizations. We are happy t Dort that many of our Leagues have entered into the campaign to over¬ throw this gigantic octopus, that is strangling out the life of the nation. 58 A. M. E. CHURCH International Christian Endeavor Conventions It was our pleasure to attend the International C. E. Conventions, 1913, Los Angeles, Cal., and the World's International Convention, Chicago, 1915. At both of these Conventions we had the opportunity of representing our church on the program and of preparing the Denominational rally program for the Varick C. E. Society of the A. M. E. Zion Church and the Allen C. E. League of the A. M. E. Church. We are pleased to note that there were at least 500 Allen Christian Endeavorers at the Chicago Convention, in¬ cluding some of the leading men of our church. A new movement in young people's work was inaugurated by Rev. J. W. Walker, D. D., and his associates in March, 1915, when representatives from eight different denominations met in Selma, Ala., and organized the First Colored State C. E. Union, Dr. Walker being elected president, which makes him a Trustee of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. Our anniversary this year was preceded with Self-Denial Week program, which was largely observed thiougliout the Church, and from reports pi oved a source of great helpfulness, spiritually and financially. This Self-Denial Week should be a permanent affair in our Church and the money raised, which would be a Self-Denial Offering, go to help support our Missionary ministers. A Forward Movement Self-Denial Week Receipts Expend. 1912-1913 1913-1914 1914-1915 1915-1916 $ 1986.09 $ 1769.25 2582.16 2277.35 2335.92 2396.81 2364.79 2719.86 Total Total receipts Total expenditures $ 9268.96 $ 9163.27 $ 9668.96 9163.27 Balance $ 105.69 Amount Received from the Annual Dollar First year _ _ Second year Third year. Fourth year $ 496.64 951.60 953.35 623.75 Total Respectfully submitted, $ 3025.34 JULIAN C. CALDWELL, Secretary THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN RECORDER G. W. Allen, B, D., Editor and Manager. Some Historical Notes We are thankful to God that we are permitted to report to you, that we lave stood alone in three important points, connected with the management -of The Southern Christian Recorder. Note 1: We-are the only Manager and editor that served three quadrenniums, ■without giving the church a single patented issue. Note 2: The Southern Christian Recorder is the only weekly periodical in the A. M. E. Church, that has not missed a single issue in twelve years. Note 3: Of the six Editors elected to the Southern Christian Recorder from its in¬ troduction as a church paper in the year 1888, your humble servant is the only one now living. ' Dr. M. Edward Bryant, the first; Dr. C. L. Bradwell, the second; Dr. A. M. Green, the third; Dr. R. M. Cheeks, the fourth; Dr. G. E. Taylor, tfye fifth, all of whom have made their final report to Heaven, leaving in the in the person of your humble servant, who has served the church twelve years. Drs. Bryant and Bradwell ^together served four years: Dr. Green, four years: Dr. Cheeks, four yearsi Dr. Taylor, four years, aggre¬ gating twenty-eigTit years the church has owned and controlled The Southern Christian Recorder. Dr. Bryant, the first editor, died during his first term 'of four.years, and Dr. Bradwell carried out his unexpired term. The late Bishop EL M. Turner, D. D., LL. D., founded the Southern Recorder and called it The Southern Recorder, and when the church purchased it, the paper was then named The Southern Christian Recorder. (59) WORLD-WIDE METHODISM The information contained in the following pages is from the Methodist Year Book, 1916. World-Wide Methodism, The Fourth Ecumenical Conference The fourth Ecumenical Conference was held in Metropolitan Methodist Church, Toronto, Canada, October 14-17, 1911. The Conference, by an overwhelming vote, adopted the following plan for the continuance of ecumenical relations: "The representatives of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, on the Commission are Bishop E. E. Hoss, Dr. H. M. Du Bose, Dr. O. F. Sensa- baugh, Dr. T. N. Ivey, Mr. T. T. Fishburne, and Judge Joseph L. Kelley. "The Executive Committee of the Western section, by general request, has organized a general committee to promote the observance of the Cen¬ tenary of the Death of Bishop Francis Asbury, March 31, 1916. "The Executive Committee of the Western Section has placed before the Business Committee a suggestion that a commission be appointed to con¬ tinue the Ecumenical relations of the various branches of Methodism, and similar requests have come from other sources. "Believing that the advantages to our common Methodism of the periodi¬ cal Ecumenical gatherings may be wisely and helpfully conserved and ex¬ tended in the interims of the decennial meetings by such a commission as is proposed, the Business Committee recommends: "That a commission to be known as the Ecumenical Methodist Com¬ mission be appointed by the several churches, consisting of fifty members for the Eastern Section and fifty members for the Western Section, an equitable division of the members thereof to be made to the various churches. "The two sections shall unite to organize a Methodist International Com¬ mission, with such officers as may be thought necessary. "The function of the Commission shall be to gather and exchange informa¬ tion concerning the condition, progress, and problems of the various Metho¬ dist churches, to promote closer fellowship and cooperation between them, to further great moral causes affecting the peace and welfare of our respective countries, and to make arrangements for the next Conference. "Until such time as the Commission shall be constituted by the action of the several churches, this Conference recommends that the present Ecumen- (60) HAND BOOK. OJ. ca ommissions serve provisionally and secure the appointment of the ermanent Commission, which shall serve ten years and shall have power o ac and to make report. In the absence of any further provision, and pen mg the constitution of the Permanent Commission, the present com¬ missions shall have power to fill any vacancies. 1'That Dr. Carroll shall be Secretary for the Western Section. That Dr. Chapman shall be Secretary for the Eastern Section." The Commission for the Western Section held meetings during the Con¬ ference, and organized by the election of Bishop E. E. Hoss, D. D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, as President, and H. K. Carroll, LL. D., of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as Secretary. It appointed an Executive Committee as follows: Bishop E. E. Hoss, D. D., Bishop J. W. Hamilton, D. D., Bishop A. Walters, D. D., H. K. Carroll, LL. D., Rev. F. T. Little, D'. D., Bishop C. S. Smith, D. D., Bishop C. H. Phillips, D. K. English Methodism English Methodism had its birth with the Wesleyan movement, receiving its name at the University of Oxford in 1729. The first Methodist Society of England was formed in 1732, and in 1744 Mr. Wesley held his first Con¬ ference at the Foundry. The mother church of all is the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which held its one hundred and seventy-first Conference in July. The Publishing House is at 25-85 City Road, London, E. C. Book Steward is Rev. J. Al¬ fred SharpConnectional Editor, Rev. John Telford, B. A. The Methodist Church of Ireland in June last held the one hundred and ^xSfty-fifth session of the Conference. Rev. Richard Cole is the Editor of the Christian Advocate, published at 42 Donegall Street, Belfast. mhe Primitive Methodist Church, called at first "Camp Meeting Metho¬ dists " began in 1810, and since 1824 has made steady progress. The Publishing House is at Holborn Hall, Clerkenwell Road, London, E. C. Rev W A Hammond, Book Steward; Rev. J. Dodd Jackson, Connectional Editor. The United Methodist Church, composed of the New Connection, the Bible Christians, and the United Methodists Free Churches, was formed in 1907 The Publishing House is located at 12 Farringdon Avenue, L' ndon, E C Book Steward, Rev. Henry Hooke; Connectional Editor, Rev. Henry Smith. wo«Wan Reformed Union separated from Wesleyan Methodism in^SSO and was organised as a separate body in 1859. It is one of the smaller branches that has not yet been absorbed. a + Methodist Churches. These began in 1796 and united with Independen l80g The title was changed twice, but in 1898 the old other societies m _ one hundred and tenth annual meeting was held name was resumed, in June, 1915- 62 A. M. E. CHURCH Australian Methodism began in 1836, and the first Conference was held in 1855. Their Publishing House is in Sydney, the Rev. W. H. Beale, Book Steward; Melbourne, Rev. T. Grow, Book Steward; Adelaide, Rev. C. H. Ingamells, Book Steward; Brisbane, Rev. Dr. Youngman, Book Steward; Perth, Rev. C. A. Jenkins, Book Steward. South Africa. The thirty-third Conference of the Wesleyan Methodists of South Africa met in 1915. Their Publishing House is located at 50 Burg Street, Cape Town. Rev. T. Cheeseman, Book Steward. The statistics of these churches are in the following table from the Metho¬ dist Publishing House of London, that we have by the courtesy of the Rev. John Telford, B. A., Editor. The figures are the latest procurable. GENERAL STATISTICS OF METHODISM, 1915 denomination s° is DENOMINATION Wesleyan Methodists—■ Great Britain Ireland Foreign Missions French Conference South African Conference Primitive United Methodist Clnirch We^leyan Reform Union Independent Methodist Churches Australasian Methodist Church New Zealand Methodist Church Canadian Methodist Church Japan Methodist Church Totals •Seating accommodation, 2,371,937. 2 ,5761 244 729! 35 277 1 ,149 848 25! 411 985 198 2,869 232 10 ,578 19,418! 646] 5 ,740 84 4,333 15 ,537 6 ,156' 500| ~~8~. 634 928 2 ,586 502 ,809 28 ,020 174 ,808 1 ,733 135 ,426 206 ,812 185 ,769 8 ,526; 9 ,215 149 ,878 24 ,2181 368 ,992 13 ,838 64 ,562 1 ,810 ,044 7 ,531 337 2 ,068 36| 822 4 ,204| 2 ,286 195 1601 3 ,849 411 3 ,8391 340 26 ,078 129 ,249 2 .347 8 ,517, 163: 2 ,906 57 ,233 40 ,744 3 ,000 3 ,1061 21 ,964 3 ,020 40 ,898] 1,1481 922 ,773 24 ,121 132 ,1SS 2 ,251 40 ,349] 447 ,050 294 ,0391 23 ,172 26 ,677 203 ,365 29 ,917 409 ,632] 23 ,605 314,295 2,579,145! 05 00 64 A. M. E. CHURCH denominations in the federal council of churches. DENOMINATIONS Ministers Churches Baptist Churches (North) National Baptist Convention Free Baptist Churches Christian Church-* Congregational Churches Disciples of Christ Friends German Evangelical Synod Evangelical Association Lutheran Church General Synod Mennonite General Conference Methodist Episcopal Church Methodist Episcopal Church, South African M. E. Church African M. E. Zion Church Colored M. E. in America Methodist Protestant Church Moravian Church Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A Presbyterian Church in the United States (South) Protestant Episcopal Church (Commissionson Ch istian Unity and Social Service) Reformed Church in America Reformed Church in the United States Reformed Episcopal Church Reformed Presbyterian Church (General Synod) Seventh-Day Baptist Church United Brethren Church United Evangelical Church United Presbyterian Church Welsh Presbyterian Church Total 8,275 13 ,806 805 1 ,066 6 ,091 6 ,161 1 ,315 1 ,058 1 ,031 1 ,395 172 18 ,881 7 ,099 5 ,000 3 ,552 3 ,072 1 ,371 143 9 ,413 1 ,819 5,546 775 1 ,217 S3 16 101 1 ,953 352 1 ,167 97 103 ,018 9 ,570 16 ,842 1 ,110 1 ,360 6 ,129 8 ,494 775 1 ,365 1 ,663 1 ,847 112 28 ,245 16 ,691 6 ,000 3 ,180 3 ,196 2 ,348 122 10 ,019 3 ,430 7 ,922 707 1 ,770 80 17 76 3 ,583 935 1 ,126 156 13S ,870 STATISTICS-Continued DENOMINATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. A Summary of Ministers, Churches, and Communicants for 1914, and Net Gains for the Year O OS DENOMINATION Adventists (6 bodies) Baptists (15 bodies) Brethren Dunkards, (4 bodies) Brethren Plymouth, (4 bodies) Brethren River, (3 bodies) Buddhist (2 bodies) Catholic Apostolic (2 bodies) Catholics Eastern Orthodox, (7 bodies) Catholics Western, (2 bodies) ■ Christadelpliians Christians Christian Catholic (Dowie) Christian Scientists Christian Union Churches of God (Winebrennarian) Churches of the Living God (Colored, 3 bodies) . Churches of the New Jerusalem (2 bodies) Communistic Societies (2 bodies) Congregationalists Disciples of Christ (2 bodies) Evangelical (2 bodies) Faith Associations (9 bodies) Free Christian Zion Church Friends (4 bodies) Summary for 1914 Net Gains for 1914 ,169 ,710 ,433 224 15 33 341 ,068 ,066 35 ,672 354 509 101 143 ,091 ,261 ,569 241 20 ,471 2 ,579 57 ,537 1 ,289 403 105 74 24 401 15 ,055 70 1 ,360 17 1 ,366 302 595 68 147 22 6 ,129 11 ,143 2 ,598 146 15 1 ,042 •a- 3 a o 98 ,927 6.179,622 121 ,475 10 ,566 4 ,903 3 ,165 4 ,927 462 ,500 13 ,813 ,137 1 ,412 113 ,887 5 ,865 85 ,096 15 ,217 41 ,475 4 ,286 9 ,671 2 ,272 755 ,088 1 ,519 ,S21 190 ,293 9 ,572 1 ,835 122 ,004 10 672 39 54 468 63 25 569 30 32 290 16 66 366 178 33 58 2 105 122,125 2 ,015 40 ,500 139 ,350 10 ,985 410 O cj W o K 70 4 ,935 452 3 ,248 2 ,212 DENOMINATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES—Contimied. Friends of the Temple-------- German Evangelical Protestant German Evangelical Synod Jewish Congregations---- Latter-Day Saints (2 bodies Lutherans (21 bodies') Scandinavian Evangelical (3 bodies;. Mennonites (12 bodies') Methodisys (16 bodies)--- Moravian (2 bodies) - ----------- Nonsectarian Bible Faith Churches- Pentecostal (2 bodies) Presbyterians (12 bodies')- Protestant Episcopal (2 bodies) Reformed (4 bodies) Reformed Catholic--- . Salvationists (2 bodies) Social Brethren. Society for Ethical Culture Spiritualists 7 Theosophical Society Unitarians - t.- - r United Brethren (2 bodies) Universalists . Independent Congregations Grand Total for 1914_. Grand Total for 1913- 3 59 1 ,058 1 ,084 3,800 9 ,450 629 1 ,413 41 ,525 147 50 802 14 ,066 5,629 2 ,177 7 2 ,967 5 15 7 524 2 ,260 650 267 178 ,520 175 ,078 3 66 1 .365 1 ,769 1 ,625 16 ,220 857 736 62 ,416 143 204 738 16 ,834 8 ,002 2 ,770 6 924 6 17 6 2 ,100 154 475 4,086 717 879 225 ,575 224 ,172 376 34 ,704 290 ,803 143 ,000 375 ,000 ,444 ,970 72 ,900 57 ,337 ,328 ,829 20 ,615 6 ,396 28 ,946 ,083 ,617 ,026 ,048 478 ,951 3 ,250 27 ,893 1 ,039 1 ,262 2 ,450 200 ,000 4,714 70 ,542 343 ,016 52 ,000 48 ,673 38 ,724 ,347 37 ,945 ,071 240 256 396 1 77 326 102 9 177 1 7 4 52 3,442 1,282 20 105 210 265 90 188 103 7 35 100 9 80 1 ,403 2 ,910 29 ,315 19 ,000 56 ,248 231 ,460 152 5,009 56 ,019 28 ,641 15 ,265 419 39 525 14 ,917 284 779 . ,276 1 ,320 ,604 OS -3 COLORED CONFERENCES OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Pastoral Charges District Supt. s Church Membership o £ Support Average o £ Support Average Bishops 1 Conference Claiman 0 00 [3 (i) 96 .2 3 (1) (1) Less than one-tenth of one per cent. The number of Negroes in the total area of enumeration was 10,215,482, forming 10.9 per cent of the total population. Of this number the vast majority, 9,827,763, lived iii the United States proper, while of the outlying possessions Porto Rico was the only one having a considerable number of Negroes, 385,437. URBAN AND RURAL. At the census of 1910, 72.6 per cent of the Negroes, as compared with 55.8 per cent of the native whites and 27.8 per cent of the foreign-born whites, were living in rural communities—that is, outside of incorporated places or New England town of 2,500 or more inhabitants. Ths distribution of the different classes of population by class of communities and the per centage Negro in the several urban and rural classes are shown in Table 8. (74) 76 A. M. E. CHURCH Negroes in 1910 constituted 6.3 per cent of the total urban population of the United States, as compared with 14,5 per cent of the total rural. Of the population in cities of from 2,500 to 500,000 inhabitants the Negroes formed about 7 per cent in each group of cities, but in the cities with 500,000 or more inhabitants the Negroes formed only 3.4 per cent of the population. COUNTRY OF BIRTH. Table 13 shows the distribution of the foreign-born Negroes, by country of birth, in 1910. Table 13 COUNTRY OF BIRTH Forci^n- 1 tor u Negroes 1010 COUNTRY OF BIRTH Foreign- born (N csroes 1910 Ail foreign countries Europe Canada and Newfoundland Mexico.. ( Vnl ral America Cul:a and \\ est Indies * .South America Asia China Japan All other Africa Australia Atlantic islands I'aeilic isla nds * *_ _ All other countries "Except Porto Rico. "'Excepl Hawaii and Philippine Islands. Of the total number of 40,339 foreign-born Negroes in 1910, 24,426 were natives of Cuba and other West Indies, exclusive of Porto Rico; 6,775 were natives of Canada and Newfoundland; and 2,478 were natives of Atlantic islands. - Table 31 shows the percentage attending school among the Negro males and females, by age groups. TaWc 31 PER CENT ATTENDING SCHOOL, BY AGE GROUPS: 1009-10. Class of Population 0 to 20 years of av"e. 0 to 9 years of age. 10 to 14 years of age. 15 to 20 years of age. Male. Fe¬ male. Male. Fe¬ male. Male. Fe¬ male. Male. Fe¬ male. All classes Negro. White .. Native white- Native parentage Foreign or mixed par Foreign-born white - 02 .2 02 .5 73 .3 73 .7 87 .7 88 .0 32 .0 33 .2 4 r> .5 04 .0 00 .4 00 .0 05 .1 3 s.« 40 .1 04 ,.j 00 .1 00 .8 04 .4 30 .7 48 .2 77 .1 77 .1 75 J 82 .2 77 .1 50 .5 77 .3 77 .3 75 A *2 .0 70 .7 05 .0 91 .0 91 .2 00 .3 93 .1 80 .9 71 .5 91 .2 91 .5 01 .0 02 .0 85 .2 23 .8 33 .7 30 .1 39 .<» 28 .3 11 .2 28 .9 33 .8 30 .1 39 .4 28 .5 10 .8 The proportion attending school is higher among Negro females than among I\egro males in each age group, the difference being greater in the two older age groups than in the youngest. HAND BOOK 77 OWNERSHIP OF HOMES o fiT a^re^a^e number of all homes occupied by Negro families in the Southern states in 1910 was 1,917,391, of which 430,449, or 22.4 per cent, were reported as owned, including 314,340 reported as owned free of en¬ cumbrance, the owned-free homes constituting 16.4 per cent of all homes. The 98,987 encumbered homes formed 23 per cent of the owned homes. Of the 864,688 farm homes, which constituted 45.1 per cent of all homes, 212,507, or 24.6 per cent, were owned, including 152,047 owned free of en¬ cumbrance, the owned-free homes constituting 17.6 per cent of all farm liomes. Owned Homes of NegrO Families in the Southern States Table 4G DIVISION AND STATE 1910 1900 Southern States. 430 .499 South Atlantic division East South Cen. division West South Cen. div_ »**« Steutk-Atlzniic Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia West Virginia North Carolina ' South Carolina Georgia Florida — East South Central Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi — West South Central. Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma* Texas 208 ,247 119 ,291 102 ,911 1 12 2 56 2 10 33 38 20 19 27 33 38 24 27 10 41 ,501 ,068 ,072 ,933 ,743 ,118 ,161 ,735 ,916 ,774 ,012 ,941 ,564 ,018 ,237 ,018 ,638 212 ,507 102 ,036 59 ,027 51 ,444 436 4 ,091 10 32 ,528 523 20 ,491 20 ,431 16,191 7 ,335 6 ,077 10 ,942 17 ,227 24 ,781 14 ,216 11 ,077 4,956 21 ,195 217 ,942 106 ,211 60,264 51 ,467 1 ,065 7 ,977 2 ,062 24 ,405 2 ,220 19 ,627 12 ,730 22 ,544 13 ,581 13 ,697 16 ,070 16 ,714 13 ,783 9,802 16 ,160 5 ,062 20 ,443 327 ,537 159 ,595 91 ,320 76 ,622 1 ,297 10 ,401 1 ,964 46 ,268 1 ,983 29 ,019 26 ,870 26 .636 15 ,157 17 ,906 21 ,023 23 ,536 28 ,855 16 ,838 20 ,453 6,039 33 ,292 182 ,058 86 ,009 50 ,628 45 ,421 336 3 ,480 9 27 ,450 573 16 ,952 18 ,874 11,736 6,599 5 ,915 9 ,819 13 ,955 20 ,939 11 ,713 9 ,577 4,005 20 ,126 2 Decrease. 3 Includes Indian 1 Figures for 1900 represent private families only. Territory for 1900. Table 40, giving the numbei of owned homes of Negro families in the Southern states as 430,449 and 327,537, respectively, for the years 1910 and 1900, shows the increase in the number of such homes for the decade and the percentage of increase by states and geographic divisions, together with the percentage owned, of all homes occupied by Negro families. 78 A. M. E. CHURCH The West South Central division, showing the smallest increase (13.3 per cent) in owned farm homes, has the greatest increase (65 per cent) in owned other homes for the decade. In 1900 this same geographic division had 22 per cent of its Negro families living in owned homes, while in 1910 the percentage had increased to 23.9; the percentage of owned homes for the entire Southern states being 22.4. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS OP NEGRO MALES AND FEMALES: 1910. Table 1 SEX AND OCCUPATION Per cent Number distribut'n. 3 ,178 ,554 100 .0 981 ,922 30 .9 798 ,509 25.1 166 ,374 5 .2 91 ,181 2 .9 86 ,380 2 .7 51 ,471 1 .6 50 ,689 1 .6 39 ,530 1 .2 36 ,906 1 .2 35 ,664 1 .1 33 ,914 1 .1 32 ,453 1 .0 30 ,511 1 .0 30 ,464 1 .0 22 ,419 0 .7 19 ,446 0 .6 17 ,659 0 .6 17 ,427 0 .5 10 ,379 0 .5 15 ,792 0 .5 14 ,927 0 .5 Per cent Number distribut'n Males — Farm laborers Farmers Laborers—Building and hand trades Laborers—Saw and planing mills Laborers—St earn railroad Porters, except in stores Draymen, teamsters, and expressmen Coai mine operatives Laborers, porters, and helpers in stores Waiters Laborers—Road and st reet building and repairing Cooks Deli very men—Stores Carpenters Janitors and sextons Barbers, hairdressers, and manicurists Retail dealers Clergymen Longshoremen and stevedores Laborers—ISiiek, tile, and terra-cotta factories Firemen (except locomotive and fire department). SEX AND OCCUPATION. Males—Continued. Lumbermen and raftsmen Laborers—Blast furnaces and rolling mills Hostlers and stable hands La bi irers—Public service Brick and stone masons Garden laborers Laborers—Domestic and personal service All other occupations Females Farm laborers Laundresses (not in laundry) Cooks Farmers Dressmakers and seamstresses (not in factory) Teachers (school,) Nurses (not trained) Chambermaids Laundry operatives Housekeepers and stewardesses All other occupations 14 ,005 0.4 13 ,519 0 .4 12 ,965 0 .4 12 ,767 0 .4 12 ,401 0 .4 11 ,801 0 .4 10 ,380 0 .3 500 ,699 15 .8 2 ,013 ,981 100 .0 967 ,837 48 .1 361 ,551 17 .6 205 ,939 10 .2 79 ,309 3 .9 38 ,148 1 .9 22 ,441 1 .1 17 ,874 0 .9 14 ,071 0 .7 12 ,196 0.6 10 ,021 0.5 284 ,594 14 .1 HAND BOOK 79 OCCUPATIONS Of the total number of 7,317,922 Negroes 10 years of age and over enum¬ erated at the Thirteenth Census, 5,192,535, or 71 per cent, were reported as gainfully employed. Of the Negro males 10 years of age and over, 87.4 per cent were gainfully employed, and of the Negro females 54.7 per cent. The corresponding percentages for the native whites were 77.9 for the males and 19.2 for the females. Table 1 consists of a list of 28 leading occupations for Negro males and of 10 for Negro females, in descending order of their numerical importance. The table includes all the occupations giving employment to as many as 10,000 Negroes of either sex 10 years of age and over, and the males in the occupations in the list form 84.2 per cent of all the gainfully employed Negro males, while the Negro females included constitute 85.9 per cent of the total for that sex. FARMS OPERATED BY NEGROES IN THE SOUTH The average size of farms operated by Negroes in the South is 46.9 acres; the amount of improved land per farm, 30.8 acres. The average acreage of farms operated by whites in the South is 141.3; of improved land per farm, 55.7. The average value of farm property per farm, is $1,230 for southern Negroes and $3,359 for southern whites, but the average value per acre is slightly higher for Negroes than >for whites—$26.25 as against $25.19. Of the Negro farmers in the South, 24 per cent are owners or part owners and --X&&Jt>e£_cent are tenants; of the white farmers, 60.1 per cent are owners and 39.2 per cent are tenants. Table 5 gives also information in regard to the Ne.gro and white fanners in each of the Southern states. In Table 6 the number of farms and the value of farm property operate d by Negroes in Southern states are given for 1910 and for 1900, with the in¬ crease for the decade and rank of the states at each census. In number of farms operated by Negroes, Mississippi ranked first among the states at each census shown in Table 6, Georgia and Alabama rank¬ ing second and third respectively in 1910. During the decade Georgia ad¬ vanced from the fourth to the second place, and Alabama dropped from the second to the third place. Ranked according to value of farm property, Mississippi has been the first state in each year, followed, in 1910, by Geor¬ gia, South Carolina, Texas, and Alabama; during the decade Georgia has advanced from the third to the second place. 80 A. M. E. CHURCH Table 6 FARMS IN THE SOUTH OPERATED BY NEGROES STATE. 1910 1900 •Increase: 1900-1910 Per- cen- age in¬ crease * 1900- 1910 Rank of states. 1910 1900 Southern States Mississippi Georgia Alabama South Carolina Texas North Carolina Arkansas Louisiana Virginia Tennessee Florida (tklahoma Kentucky Maryland Delaware West Virginia Dist. of Columbia 8S0 ,836 732 ,362 148 ,474 20 .3 164 ,488 128 ,351 36,137 28 .2 1 1 122,554 82 ,822 39 ,732 48 .0 2 4 110 ,387 94 ,069 16 ,318 17 .3 3 2 96 ,772 85 ,381 11 ,391 13 .3 4 3 09 ,816 65 ,472 4 ,344 6 .6 5 5 64 ,456 53 ,996 10 ,460 19 .4 6 7 63 ,578 46 ,978 16 ,600 35 .3 7 8 54 ,819 58 ,096 -3 ,277 -5 .6 8 6 48 ,039 44 ,795 3 ,244 7 .2 9 9 38 ,300 33 ,883 4 ,417 13 .0 10 10 14 ,698 13 ,521 1 ,177 8 .7 11 11 13 ,209 6 ,353 6,856 107 .9 12 13 11 ,709 11 ,227 482 4.3 13 12 6 ,370 5 ,842 528 9.0 14 14 922 817 105 12 .9 15 15 707 742 -35 4 .7 16 10 12 17 -5 -29 .4 17 17 VALUE OF FARM PROPERTY. Southern States Mississippi Georgia South Carolina Texas Alabama Arkansas North Carolina Louisiana Virginia __ Tennessee Oklahoma Kentucky Florida Maryland Delaware West Virginia Dist. of Columbia 187 ,401 ,970 157 ,870 ,357 118 ,314 ,985 111 ,853 ,611 97 ,261 ,114 87 ,119 ,083 78 ,675 ,830 56 ,472 ,403 54 ,651 ,043 54 ,073 ,706 30 ,347 ,738 18 ,252 ,353 15 ,365 ,896 12 ,249 .019 2 ,350 ,845 1 ,304 ,721 93 ,671 $469 ,506 ,555 86 ,390 ,974 48 ,698 ,931 43 ,992 ,879 56 ,180 ,207 46 ,908 ,811 34 ,191 ,174 28 ,458 ,176 37 ,995 ,093 24 ,490,106 26 ,735 ,588 V ,313 ,156 10 ,950 ,268 6 ,466 ,487 8 .208 ,572 1 ,393 ,830 827 ,711 304 ,592 101 ,011 ,002 109 ,171 ,426 74 ,322 ,106 55 ,673 ,404 50 ,352 ,303 52 ,926 ,909 50 ,217 ,654 18 ,477 ,310 30 ,160 ,937 27 ,338 ,118 23 ,034 ,582 7 ,302 ,085 8 ,899 ,409 4 ,040 ,447 957 ,015 477 ,010 -210,921 116.9 224 .2 168 .9 99 .1 107 .3 154 .8 176 .5 48 .6 123 .2 102 .3 315 .0 66 .7 137 .6 49 .2 68 .7 57 .6 -69 .2 *A minus sign (-) denotes decrease.